Power of Dreams - Leeds Duchess 93'ish.
Irish indie power pop kids, who always seemed to get good live reviews. So I turned up, despite never hearing a note by them previous to the gig. They were terrible, don't believe everything that you read.
Flowered Up - Leeds Warehouse summer 1990
Not even the legendary lycra clad onstage dancer Barry Mooncult, could convince me that I hadn't wasted the entrance money on this particular night. Third generation baggy hopefulls, who forgot to write any decent tunes.
Rose of Avalanche - Various gigs 1990-93 but usually at Leeds Duchess.
Great in the mid to late 80's, but had most definately lost it by the above period. I suppose with some bands you feel that you have to stick with them to the bitter end. A fair few unpleasant experiences, it has to be said.
The m*****n - Wembley Arena December 1988
Similar to the ROA above, I'd just lost interest in Wayne & the boys by this point. Not helped by the fact it was the first time I'd been to an arena gig, and it was just too big for me. We were miles from the stage, and should have just stayed at home and watched Crusade, with the lights turned off in the living room.
If we are counting support bands then
The Shamen were really, really bad when supporting All About Eve, at Leeds Warehouse in November 1987.
They were in their 'pre-hits' days and had a set full of tuneless noise at this stage.